Medartis AG recalls Brand Name: APTUS Product Name: 2.5 TriLock Screw 16mm
- Recalling company
- Medartis AG
- Product
- Brand Name: APTUS Product Name: 2.5 TriLock Screw 16mm, HD7, 1/Pkg Model/Catalog Number: A-5750.16/1 Software Version: Not applicable. Product Description: The APTUS fixation systems are used for fractures, osteotomies and arthrodesis of the hand, forearm, shoulder and foot. Component: Not applicable.
- Reason
- Mix up between specified lots of 2.5mm and 2.8mm outer diameter screws.
- Classification
- Class II – may cause temporary or medically reversible health consequences
- Recall date
- Jan 9, 2026
- Reported
- Mar 18, 2026
- Distribution
- Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of Indiana and Pennsylvania and the countries of Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, and Poland.
- Status
- Ongoing
- Quantity
- 0
- Lot / codes
- Lot Code: Version or Model: A-5750.16/1 Device Description: 2.5 TriLock Screw 16mm, HD7, 1/Pkg Lot: 25472432
- Company location
- Basel Town, N/A
- Recall type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recall number
- Z-1549-2026
- Agency
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
View official FDA notice ↗ Search recall number Z-1549-2026 in the FDA Enforcement Report. Also see FDA recall press releases.
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